"what a swell farewell party! we said goodbye to everything, including the lining in my stomach." - garvey, from the film, born bad

"That's one career all females have in common, whether we like it or not: being a woman. Sooner or later, we've got to work at it, no matter how many other careers we've had or wanted." --margo channing, all about eve

Hey, glad you're back- you posted awhile back about needing a roommate in Chicago...are you still living here?

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You went to school where you were taught to fear and to obey, be cheerful, fit in, or someone might think you're weird.Life can be perfect. People can be trusted. Someday, I will fall in love; a nice quiet home of my very own.Free from all the pain. Happy and having fun all the time.It never happened, did it?

My name is geri. I've been a BUST subscriber for 5 years now, and I'm lovin' every minute of it. I'm a professi0onal pastry chef/baker who is trying to bolster the resume and knowledge by studying for a BS in Health and Wellness, to tack Dietitian and Nutrition Expert to the Chef thing. This is my first time joining the Lounge, but I use the site to shop and find cool, funky shopping sites, and the Boobtique is so cute.

My one gripe with the Boobtique is that just about all the stuff that has the vintage old school pics of women on them(the journals, totebags, notecards, etc)have only Caucasian women on them. I being a proud woman of color, usually end up tinting the skin colors to a more tan or brown shade. Can't you show the ladies of color that we're just as cute as the Caucasian blonds, brunettes and redheads? Two prime examples of old school sexy ladies of color are Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Carmen Miranda, Eartha Kitt, Rita Moreno and Nancy Kwan. All lovely, and I'm so sure the Black GI's had Dorothy Dandridge as their pinup during the Korean War, like Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable were for White GI's during the same time and WWII in Betty Grable's case.

Hello! I used to post here a few years back, apparently before a lot of bells and whistles were added! Sorry, I'd write more, but I have a ton of features to explore. If you are an old-timer, perhaps we know one another? I used to be m$e$e%t#a^y, minus the colorful symbols.

I have a question (well, many, but one for now)... What ever happened to the bust travel guide? I think I just used it a few weeks ago...? Maybe it's been longer, but I can't seem to find it. Has it been relocated? Does anyone know of an equally "hipster" take on local delights online? I'm looking for a directory of sorts, where I can just punch in the place I'd like to go.

More pressing, though, I was hoping there was info on cool things to doin Flagstaff (I know, I know), as my friend just moved there for school!

Any help with any of these questions would be appreciated, I'll repost the part about flagstaff elsewhere, as well.

Hey ladies! I interned for BUST in NYC about two years ago - and during that time I was the lounge moderator. Now I'm back on the site as a Denver gal who is anxious to share topics, links, opinions and gather my own insight from other bad ass ladies in the Lounge.

I'm the Denver Women's Examiner in Denver - like writing about local women doing cool things - but also like to touch on national issues from time to time. Visit my page and feel free to send story ideas my way!

Hey, I'm Marylou. I discovered this website and the magazine about six months ago, and now I realize that there was actually a forum. Silly me? I'm from Miami. So... uh, yeah. I'll be lurking if you need me.